Shirt-collar.



E. SPLEGEL.

SHIRT COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, I918.

Patented 3mm 18, 19%

. IN (/5 N TOR A TTOR/VEY as itappears when turned down;

EDWARD SPIEGEL, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW "ZQRK.

SHIRT-COLLAR.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, EDWARD Srrnonn, a

citizen of the United States, residing at l.

Brooklyn, in the city of New York, State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shirt-Collars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawing.

This invention relates to the construction of turn down shirt collars which are starched or stifiened when worn, and the object of my improvement is to provide a turn down collar which will not cut or abrade that portion of the shirt on which the lower edge of the turn down part of the collar rests.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side view of my new collar 1g. 2 is the same when opened out. flat and Fig. 3 is a cross section on thegline m-w of Fig. 1.

When turn down collars are buttoned or otherwise secured to the neck hand of a shirt and in use by the wearer, the'lower edge of the turn down portion thereof rests on the shirt and usually presses particularly on the bosom of the shirt. This is particularly so at. the front of the collar. The collar is made in two main parts. A is the portion to be attached to the band of the shirt and B is the part turned over as seen. in Fig. 1.

The usual button holes 3), b, are provided in the band portion, which preferably is composed of two layers 0, c, or cloth. In the turn down portion E l. intefpose a some what stifi and thick layer or material (8, which abuts against t cord C, 'inclosed and Seecification of Letters Patent.

Patented 59 one 1913. Serial no. 225,865.

confined at the outer edge of the turndown portion. I

The reinforcing inner lining (Z, extends from the cord to the point where the turn.

downportion B meets the band part A.

v Preferably I employ one line of stitching 8, to confine the cord in position at the edge of the turn down portion 13. This stitching is made to pass through the inner stiffening piece d, close to the cord 0, so as toconfine the cord in position along the edge ofthe collar.

if desired the cord may he still further held in position by aline of stitching which passes through one side of the cord C. The stiii lining d, should approach in thickness the diameter of the cord C, although it may not in all cases he so thick,

It will be seen that by my new construction, a sharp cutting surface at the lower edge of the turn down portion of the collar is obviated and the cutting or wearing of the shirt front or bosom at this point is avoided.

Having described myiniprovement What claim as new and desire to secure by Let EDWARD SPIEGEL. 

